What do the numbers 5, 15, 80 have in common? Why are these numbers important to a serving leader? I hope to share a key idea that will make you more effective as a leader. I can tell some of you won’t like this idea. But those who do will…
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How Do You Build a Winning Growth Strategy?
What’s the winning formula for building a great business? Why do so many businesses get to a certain size and stop growing? Early in my career, I had several INC 500 Clients go from being good high performing small businesses to becoming successful billion dollar organizations. Why did others stall…
Continue Reading....Why I Write and You Should Too
How do you connect to your community? What’s the best way to share your ideas with others across the world? How can you share your ideas and strategies to help others reach success? Why I write and you should too. Des Walsh recently asked me to be part of blog…
Continue Reading....Wanted: Good Mentor to Help Develop Unlimited Possibilities in Others
How do you leverage your time and gifts to help others grow? How can you help others find their unique gifts and strengths in your organization and life? For many of us older leaders, we are given the gift of being able to help mentor others within our lives and…
Continue Reading....Who Cares About Your Company?
The Harvard Business Review says that Market Basket is a profitable family-owned regional chain of 71 supermarkets in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, with around 25,000 employees. According to Forbes, it’s the 127th-largest private company in the United States, with $4.6 billion in revenue. But today, as I write, the…
Continue Reading....What are the time management secrets of successful entrepreneurs?
How do you take charge of your busy day? What time management secrets do I share with my executives and entrepreneurs? After all, there are dozens, if not hundreds of books already published on the topic. Bear with me. The problem as I see it is, if you don’t have…
Continue Reading....How Do You Give Great Coaching?
If you’re a manager, and we all are, how do you give great coaching? What needs to happen to provide your team a needed edge in our constantly changing markets? I have found there are several keys to providing leaders great coaching.
Continue Reading....Can Good Coaching Take Your Life to the Next Level?
Do I think coaching really works? Why does coaching work? What’s the biggest advantage of having a coach with whom to work? I have spent the past 30 years coaching leaders and managers from around the world. I’ve coached global Fortune 100 CXOs, Managing Directors, and startup entrepreneurs, brought in by…
Continue Reading....How Can Tracy Washington Help You Become a Stronger Serving Leader?
We love sharing great information with members of the Developing Serving Leaders community. Our community has over 45,000 Serving Leaders from around the globe. We strive to provide the best material on how to become better leaders for your families, communities, and organizations. As serving leaders, we are challenged to…
Continue Reading....How Can Entrepreneurs Increase Their Self-Awareness?
When I work with managers who have been recently promoted to increasing responsibility, the first thing I work with them on is self-awareness. I believe it is critical to your success as a manager to understand the impact you have on other people. When employees are asked on surveys who…
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